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🌱 Why Turner Job Corps students are demanding answers after a campus death

Albany, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Albany! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Turner Job Corps students are demanding answers after a campus death
  • What Phoebe’s biggest-ever residency class means for Albany patients
  • How Albany’s Molson-Coors union stays strong in a right-to-work state

Also on today's calendar: Keeping it Smooth - Reset & Refocus End-of-Quarter Administrative Meetup and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the mommy tomato say to the baby tomato? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Albany students protest at Turner Job Corps following campus death (walb.com) — Students at Albany’s Turner Job Corps Center are protesting after a 21-year-old man was found unconscious near the campus cafeteria Sunday night and later died at a local hospital. Albany police are treating the case as suspicious while awaiting autopsy results, and students say they want to honor their classmate and get clearer answers from campus leaders without fear of discipline.
   

• Phoebe Welcomes Family Medicine Residency Class of 2029 (phoebehealth.com) — Albany’s Phoebe Family Medicine Residency just welcomed its largest-ever incoming class, expanding from eight to 12 residents to help address physician shortages in southwest Georgia. New doctors will train at the recently opened on-campus residency clinic, and local businesses and the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce joined in celebrating their arrival and long-term commitment to community care.
   

• IAM Journal: So-Called ‘Right-to-Work' Laws Can't Break Solidarity (einpresswire.com) — Union members at IAM Local 2699 in Albany are highlighted for keeping strong engagement and solidarity at the Molson-Coors brewery despite Georgia’s right-to-work laws. The story compares their efforts with a similar local in Indiana, stressing daily communication, visible leadership, and member involvement as keys to better wages, protections, and workplace safety.
   

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Ok Albany! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ketchup! (Thank you Gregory S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Albany

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